In the long tradition of protecting those who hold power, the machinery of presidential security moved quietly and decisively last month — removing President Trump from Air Force One in Turkey, concealing him in a catering container, and sending the iconic aircraft onward as a decoy in response to a credible Iranian threat. What sets this episode apart from prior covert presidential movements is not the precaution itself, but the weeks of silence that followed, and the deliberate separation of the president from the press corps whose presence has long served as democracy's quiet witness to pow
Trump Confirms Secret Turkey Flight After Iran Threat, Downplays Risk
White House officials, security personnel, support staff, and reporters were left aboard Air Force One as a decoy, unaware of the president's removal and exposed to potential risk.